Stories Collected While Living in France
Congratulations to Sithamparappillai Jegatheepan of the Fournil Didot bakery (near our place in Paris!) for winning the Best Baguette in Paris Competition (aka the Grand Prix de la baguette de tradition française)! Twice! Jegatheepan now has a one-year contract to supply daily bread to the Élysée Palace.
Good show Sithamparappillai Jegatheepan! So yummy looking and beautiful. Blessings
Drool — wish I were there! Meanwhile…
https://parissecret.com/en/best-traditional-baguette-in-paris
Also in the meantime, we’re going to try making this:
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/classic-baguettes-recipe
I wonder what criteria they’re looking for, since there aren’t a lot of ingredients? His baguettes looked like they might be kind of flaky, which would be nice. I would have volunteered to taste all the competitors, lol.
May I please join you at the judges’ table? 😋
“What makes a good traditional baguette is, above all, the resting time.[…] This resting time, called proofing, is crucial for developing the typical aromas of the baguette and also promotes a honeycomb crumb. It is also thanks to this technique that the crust is generally very thin, crispy, and golden.”
(From the article I previously cited)
https://parissecret.com/en/best-traditional-baguette-in-paris
Thank you for this Kathie!
My pleasure.
Now, can we discuss butter?!?
Yes please!!
How fun is that? Congratulations to him!
Oh yummmm! I have been craving a good baguette lately. You just can’t get a good one in the states that I know of. I went to a French bakery today and though it was OK, not wonderful like his bread looks. Congratulations!
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